Well-pump.



R. H. KNIPPING.

WELL PUMP. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1912.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

f w I A Attorneys lie-freachedl llo all whom t may concern.'

ye citizen of the United States, residing at fllhel device :forming the subjeet-matter of 'thispplflcation is ,a pump designed' for use= 10 sliddown Within thew'ell easing, to any;

fernen-nenn a Be it known that 1,RA1YNER H. Knmmive,

Franklin, in lthe parish of St. Mary and State of Louisiana,` have -invented e, ,-new .and useful Wellelulnp, .of `vvhich the fol- .lowingise specification.

inwe irrigation, and adapted to qpelai .Withoutnecessitt1ng the .forming of an accumulating ,pit-

vThe pump is so constructed that Eit may Adesilned-d epth, section after section being .added'to the pump, untilfthe desired depth The gfinfention aiins to' ,provide novel2 means for connecting theysectons of the; ,pump Lcasing', to .provide novel means org connecting shaft sections .which .support endfeperafe the pumping lreeehaaam,` t0 provide -novel .means for lubricating the` umping-fshat, and Atoprojvide novel means' f @maintaining infplace, thestuing boxes .ofthe bearing 111,-,wliich`thelpumpng shaft.l

f binationand' arrangement of parts and in the Idetails -of constellation hereinafter deand clanned, it 'being understood changes lin the precise embodiment Qf invention herein disclosed can be made with=y .nthe scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

-In thedrawings-.Figure lshows the-im; vention in longitudinal j'sect-ion; .2 isfan; elevation showing in detail the pumpingele-iment, the -vievv illustrating the manner 7in which the pumping element is-madeeee-' `tive as a means for connecting the mijn-centfA ends of the shaft sections; `Filgx iss. lon-, gitudinal section of the coupling vvhiehg unites the sections of the casing; Fig. 4 isanf end elevation vof the structure shown in Fig.y 3, and Fig. 5 is a side 'elevation of the cen-1 tral bearing and attendant parts.

.In carrying out the invention thereisfprovided a tubular casing which preferably is fashioned in a plurality of sections each of which is denoted by the 'numeral 1. 'Each dicated at :3,l its upper ,en d'being smooth las indie-ated at 2. The parts 2 end i3 of 4the `Vsectional are received Within a coueplmg 4., provided intermediate its ends with an annular lrib 5 which constitutes an abutspeimao'n el; maaier-mnt. Ptenzdisept 16, 1913. A gpneazienmea my 1a, 191,2.l serilno. 709,281..

interior, and adjacentlits ,upperendgthe I .bearing 8 is equippedfwith e cireumserbingrecessd. *if Secured tmtheuppermost easingfl isa ring 11,Supp0rt1ng a tubular-discharge ,chamber ,12, proviuiedv .with ,a .lateral outlet' 12 The-dischargemsmber 1 2-su portee @er @plate Ale. Projecting upwerdy een? Plate 14 lfr" the v.upper `face of the'. cap socket l5. The capplate y142., eonistitilltes ,a support for standards 16, the ,upper ends of 'which are secured t0 .a latform 1,7 having an upstanding Socket 1%?, end o f which is enlarged to forma neoI Supported Within the neck ,18 ,@Kcnco erating.ball `races 19, between Awhich exege- .atedballs `20, there beingatvvopart set cellar 21e.supp.Dried by ,the `upper of the ball i races ,19d the parts lofqthe set'collar -21 being equinped with :flanges 2.2, ,through-which `205e passed Vsecuring;elements 23 .wher-ebyfthe set @011er 21` sllamped about e tubular -hfff .theseme comprising .-a plurality .Qfeetivns- ,Theeupper-endvf the tubular the .Per

Shaft 24, is equipped with e funne125 -10- `.ei-ted directlrbelou e oeekl Carried by -receptaele 27, `thereceptacle 27 being supported by legs '28 which vare'eonnected .with

V.the platform" 1=7. Rollers l29 .a'rejloeated within the socket l'land carried by the bottom ,of the platform 17 isa gland 30l .through-Which Ithe shaft -24 passes.

cured to' the shaft 24 between the pletorm 17 and tllecap plate liisapulley 31 enlike element whereby 'rotatory movement may*y be imparted to theshaft 24. Located Wlthagainst lateral movement, the neckQlS-,thac

ball races 19, the balls 20 and the set collar 21 affording a thrust bearing for the shaft, preventing.,r the shaftfrom moving longitudinally. The shaft 24, below the cap plate 14, passes through a gland 33.

As hereinbefore stated, the shaft 24 is fashioned in a plurality of sections, and as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the sections of the shaft 24 are threaded as .shown at 34, to engage with a hub 35, carrying inclined buckets 36. The ends of the shaft sections abut as shown at 40, within the hub 35 and, if desired, lock nuts 37 may be threaded upon the shaft sections, the lock nuts engaging the ends of the hub 35. Stuffing boxes 38 are threaded upon the portions 9 of the bearing 8 through which the shaft 24 passes, the boxes being right and left hand threaded. The boxings 38 are provided with projecting blades 39. The blades 39 slope in an opposite direction to the blades 7 which are carried by the couplings 4, the blades 39 sloping in the same direction as the buckets 30. The tubular shaft 24 is equipped with a plurality of discharge ports 41, the ports being positioned opposite lo and in alinement with the recesses 10 which .are formed in the 'inner faces of the .bearings 8.

The operation of the device hereinbefore described is as follows When rotatory movement is i' "parted to the shaft 24 through. the medir .n of the pulley 31, the buckets 36 will be rotated, and the liquid will be advanced along the casing, mately flowing out of the member 12a of the discharge chamber 12. The discharge member 12- is suitably supported in any desired manner, and through the medium of the discharge chamber 12 and superposed parts, serves to support the entire weight of theA pumping mechanism. A lubricant is placed in the receptacle 27, and by manipulating the cock 26, a supply of lubricant may -be permitted to drop into the funnel 25, the lubricant passing thence along the interior of the tubular shaft 24. When the tubular shaft 24 isrotated, the lubricant will be thrown by centrifugal force,'or by its inertia, more properly speaking, through they discharge ports 4l and into the recesses 10 of the bearings 8, a lubrication of the shaft 24 being thereby-effected. At this point it may be not-ed that the engagement between the set collar 21, the ball races 19 and the neck 18 serves to maintain the discharge ports 41 opposite to the recesses 10. Owing to the fact that the stuffing boxes 38 are right and left hand threaded upon the bearing 8, the tendency of the shaft 24, as it rotates, will be to force 38 more closely upon the bearing 8, thereby confining the lubricant in the bearing, and preventing the entrance of water and sand into the bearing.

the liquid ulti-V ,the stuiling boxes Attention is directed to thefact that-the to the blades 7, and sloping in substantiallyk the same direction as do the buckets 36. Vhen the Water is advanced along the casing by the action of the buckets 26, the Water will be given a rotatory movement, and when the water thus moves with a rotatory movement, the inclined blades 39 of the stuling boxes 38 will constitute means for rotating the stuiiing boxes toa firm seat, the cooperation between the buckets 36 and the blades 7 upon the one hand, and the blades 39 of the stufilng boxes 38, in the above mentioned operation, being entirely clear.

It will be understood that the pump herein described, is so constituted that a lubricant may be discharged readily into all of the bearings in which the shaft 24 rotates, whether such bearings he below the surface of the ground or above the surface of the ground. No matter how high a speed of rotation is imparted tothe shaft 24, the stuffing boxes which lare carried by the bearings will -not be loosened. The pump may be lengthened to any desired extent, depending upon the depth of the well, and there are n0 parts in the structure which are' likely `to become displaced in operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a-pump, a casing having a bearing;

an inclined blade in the casing adjacent the bearing; a shaft journaled in the bearing; pumping means operable by the shaft; a stuling box threaded upon t-he bearing about the shaft; and a blade projecting from the stuiling box, said bla-de being inclined at an angle to the blade which is adjacent the bearing.

2. In a pump, a casing having a bearing; a shaft journaled in t-he bearing; an inclined bucket upon the shaft; a stuling box threaded lupon the bearing about the shaft; and a blade projecting from the stuiilng box, the

-blade being inclined inthe same direction as the bucket.

3. In a pump, a casing having a bearing; an inclined blade in the casing adjacent the bearing; a shaft journaled in the bearing; an inclined bucket upon the shaft; stuliing boxes right and left hand threaded upon the ends of the bearing and surrounding the shaft; and a 'blade Vproject-ing from each stufiing box, said blades being inclined'in the same vdirection as the bucket and being inclined'at an angle to adjacent the bearing. y

4. In a pump, a casing; a bearing therein; a shaft journaled in the bearing; means upon the shaft for advancing a liquid along the casing and for imparting a rotary motion to the liquid; a stuiiing box threaded upon the bearing and surrounding the shaft, the

the blade which is l0 bearing and surroun 5. I'n a pump, a; casing; a heal-'ing therein; a bla-de in the casing adjacentthe bea-ring,

v the blade being-inclined to impart a rotary motion to the liquid Wheny the liquid is advanced along the casing; means upon the shaft for advancing the liquid, along the casing; and a stum bog; threaded upon the ing the shaft, the stuffing box being responsive to the rotary vmotionof the liquid.

In testimony that I daim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

RAINER H. KNIPPING. 

